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Located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, the Private Jesse Taylor War Memorial honors Private Jesse Taylor, the first soldier from Greene County killed in the Civil War at just 21 years old. Erected in 1892, the monument depicts Private Taylor holding a musket in his uniform, surrounded by a cannon, mortars and American flags. The monument’s base reads:

“Jesse Taylor, Priv. Co. F, 7th Regt. W.Va. Vol. Infy.

Aged 21 yrs. And 1 mon.

First soldier killed from Greene Co. Pa.

In the War of the Rebellion

at Romney W.Va. Oct 26, 1861”